Americans at the 2011 Tour de France

Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo)

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The 27-year-old sprinter has shown flashes of greatness, but one prize has eluded him: a stage win at the Tour. He was close in 2010 before a broken wrist sustained in Stage 2 finally wore him down. Though he lost his best friend and training partner, Wouter Weylandt, who died in the Giro d'Italia this spring, he has a strong team and plenty of experience.